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Middle Tennessee Arrival Quotes – Dec. 13, 2021
Head Coach Rick Stockstill On what he told the team heading into the week… “I’ve told them to enjoy it. It’s a reward. It’s a great experience. It’s the first time probably 95 percent of this team has been out of the country. Enjoy it but also understand the reason we are here – to…
Read MoreMiddle Tennessee and Toledo accept 2021 Bahamas Bowl invitations
NASSAU, Bahamas – Middle Tennessee will represent Conference USA and Toledo will represent the Mid-American Conference as both institutions accepted bids today to the 2021 Bahamas Bowl, set for Friday, Dec. 17 in Nassau’s Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The Bahamas Bowl will be played at 12 p.m. ET, and will be televised on ESPN…
Read MoreThe 2021 Bowl Season Begins In The Bahamas
The 2021 bowl season will begin in the Bahamas this year as the longest-running international bowl game in college football history, the Bahamas Bowl, will be played Friday, Dec. 17 at noon ET. After a year away due to the pandemic, the Bahamas Bowl will play its seventh edition in Nassau’s 15,000-seat Thomas A. Robinson…
Read More2021-22 Bowl Season Schedule Announced
DALLAS (May 27, 2021) — Bowl Season today announced the complete 2021-22 college football bowl schedule, which includes 44 games, beginning December 17. All games will be televised on the ABC and ESPN family of networks, with one bowl on CBS and another on FOX. Two bowl games still have networks and times to be…
Read More2014 Bahamas Bowl to be re-aired on ESPNU/ESPN Caribbean on December 24 at 7 pm ET
The 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, which was voted one of the top 25 bowl games of all time during the 150th-anniversary celebration of college football last year, will be re-aired on Thursday, Dec. 24 at 7 pm ET on ESPNU in the United States and ESPN Caribbean in the Bahamas. While the 2020 Bahamas Bowl…
Read More‘Bowl Season’ announced as new name of college football’s postseason
Logo and visual identity developed for the annual “Celebration of College Football” DALLAS, TEXAS (October 23, 2020) — The Football Bowl Association is getting a new name and brand: Bowl Season. The debut of the name change, logo and website for the organization is part of a major brand overhaul announced today by Executive Director…
Read MoreESPN Events cancels two postseason bowls for 2020 season
ESPN Events will cancel two of its 17 postseason college football bowl games for the 2020 season. The Bahamas Bowl and the Hawaii Bowl, which were both set to be played in December, have been cancelled due to the current health pandemic and travel restrictions. “We are disappointed that we aren’t able to stage events…
Read MoreThree Bahamas Bowl alumni selected in 2020 NFL Draft
Two student-athletes from Charlotte who participated in last year’s Bahamas Bowl joined one other from FIU who played in the 2018 game as they were selected during the 2020 NFL Draft, held in a virtual format April 23-25. Charlotte defensive end Alex Highsmith was selected in the third round (No. 102 overall) by the Pittsburgh…
Read MorePatterson helps Buffalo rush to 31-9 win over Charlotte in 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
NASSAU, Bahamas — Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson rushed 32 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns to help secure the program’s first-ever bowl victory, as the Bulls defeated the Charlotte 49ers 31-9 in the 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. Patterson was also named Offensive Player of the Game and punctuated the victory with his…
Read More2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Postgame Notes
Superlatives • Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson set a Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl record with 32 rushing attempts. • Patterson became the fourth player in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history to rush for more than 100 yards, running for 173 yards and two touchdowns. His 173 yards is the second-most in the history of the…
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